The Faith, Activity, and Nutrition program: a randomized controlled trial in African-American churches.

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Published in Am J Prev Med on February 01, 2013

Authors

Sara Wilcox1, Allen Parrott, Meghan Baruth, Marilyn Laken, Margaret Condrasky, Ruth Saunders, Marsha Dowda, Rebecca Evans, Cheryl Addy, Tatiana Y Warren, Deborah Kinnard, Lakisha Zimmerman

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, 29208, USA. swilcox@sc.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Effectiveness of a Church-Based Program at Increasing Physical Activity and Healthy Dietary Habits in African Americans | NCT00379925

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